Be Content

   “We are the body of Christ.  We have found Him, He has found us.  We are in Him, He is in us.  There is nothing further to look for, except the deepening of this life we already possess.  Be content.” (Thomas Merton, Daily Meditations from His Journals)

   If we have Christ what more do we need?  Nothing this world has to offer can compare to what we already have in Him.  His love exceeds all love, His mercy is endless.

   So many search for happiness; to be content.  They think it can be found in earthly wealth and riches.  They look in all the wrong places.  Contentment is in God; happiness comes from the Lord.  Whether in poverty or great wealth, God is the only answer to becoming content in this world.

   I’ve travelled in many places throughout the world, some of them extremely poor areas.  Yet the people I’ve found in some of the poorest of countries are the happiest.  They don’t complain about what they don’t have, they glory in the blessings that God has given.  Such faith and trust in God is rarely found, even in countries of great wealth.

   Quit worrying about tomorrow; stop seeking more and more earthly pleasures and riches.  Desire only the will of the Father; be content with what really matters.

Lord I rest in Your love.

You are the source of true contentment.

May I seek Your will in all things.

Amen